Understanding SQL*Net

CHAPTER 1. Introduction to SQL*Net

SQL*Net release 2.3 is Oracle Corporation's latest remote data access software. It enables both client-server and server-server communications across any network. With SQL*Net, databases and their applications can reside on different computers and communicate as peer applications. Using SQL*Net release 2.3, you can take advantage of all the features of the Oracle Server.

This chapter provides an overview of SQL*Net version 2 and later by discussing:

database capabilities enabled by SQL*Net version 2

features that are new to this release of SQL*Net

the relationship of SQL*Net release 2.3 to other Oracle networking products